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Thursday
Apr282016

Willy Wonka: Thurs 4/28 & Fri 4/29 - Order Tix Now!

Willy Wonka the Musical

Thursday - Friday, April 28-29, 2016
Biotechnology High School MPR
7:00-9:00pm, one intermission
All tickets are $8.00 at the door or order online at bths.booktix.com
Doors open at 6:30pm

Monday
Apr252016

US News & World Report Rankings

Last week, US News and World Report released rankings for the best high schools in the country and the state of NJ. Biotech placed 2nd in the state and 14th in the country! The full report can be read here.

These rankings can be attributed to Biotech’s hardworking students and dedicated students. Congrats BTHS, and keep up the great work!

Friday
Apr222016

Technology Students Association Competition 

By Emma Mueller 

The Technology Student Association (TSA) is an organization that influences students to explore the world of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). TSA provides students with the opportunity to find their passions through annual competitions at the regional and national levels, in a plethora of categories from animatronics to children’s stories to music production and video game design.

Biotech’s chapter of TSA recently participated in a competition on Saturday, April 16th at The College of New Jersey. The overwhelming enthusiasm from students and large number of participants In the state of New Jersey, Biotech earned 2 first place trophies, 6 second place trophies, and 6 third place trophies in a variety of categories. A list of the winners can be found below.

Another TSA competition, TEAMS, was titled, “Engineering the Tools of Innovation.” This competition allows students to use tools that engineers use in space exploration, effective manufacturing, and microscopy. There were four BTHS teams that ranked in the top 25:


 

Wednesday
Apr202016

SOS Leads Earth Day Celebration

On Friday, April 22, more than one billion people in 192 countries throughout the world will take action to protect our shared global environment in celebration of Earth Day. Students of Service (SOS) encourages everyone in the BTHS community to join the celebration!

In SOS Club Meetings, we're growing caterpillars into butterflies, recycling used bottle caps and distributing tree saplings to all members to plant at home.

Suggested Earth Day Activities For Students:

  • Pack a waste­-free lunch
  • Pick up any of your missing items at the Lost & Found
  • Take the bus instead of driving or carpool with a friend
  • Clean out your lockers and recycle old papers

Suggested Earth Day Activities for Teachers:

  • Turn the lights off in your classroom
  • Don’t make any paper copies (or print double­ sided copies)
  • Limit usage of electronic devices
  • Drink from a reusable water bottle or thermos

In the community, take advantage of independent (not school sponsored) service opportunities to better Monmouth County's environment:

To learn more, visit www.earthday.org

Monday
Apr182016

New Students of Service Website

Students of Service (SOS) is Biotechnology High School’s umbrella organization for student-driven service initiatives in our school, local, national and global communities. The mission of SOS is to positively impact our school, community and the world through acts of service to others.

The club has a new website to keep SOS members up to date with its projects, meetings and events. The SOS website also has valuable resources and information for non-club members, including an extensive listing of independent volunteer opportunities in Monmouth County.

Check out studentsofservice.wordpress.com today!